Commission

Louise Giovanelli’s Commission for St Mary-le-Strand Church

Posted: 29 October 2025

Louise Giovanelli, ‘Decades’ at St Mary-le-Strand Church, London. Photo: Damian Griffiths. Courtesy Westminster City Council and Create London.

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19 November 2025 – 18 January 2026

London

Create London and Westminster City Council present Decades, a major new site-specific artwork by Louise Giovanelli. The large-scale installation will transform St Mary-le-Strand Church’s exterior into a shimmering and sculptural illusion.

The south-facing façade of St Mary-le-Strand Church will be covered in a composite image of a draped curtain, producing a sculptural trompe-l'œil form. By revealing details of the church’s columns and covering up areas with fabric, Giovanelli plays with translucency to both eclipse and reframe the building’s architectural elements while embedding the church at the core of the artwork.